Are you planning to make some changes to your 401(k)-retirement savings account for calendar year (CY) 2026? To help with your planning, you will find the Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLA) in the UCOR Hub Benefits space. Following are examples of what the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has been published for CY 2026: The elective salary deferral…
UCOR has made substantial progress preparing Y-12’s Beta-4 building for demolition, particularly in establishing critical infrastructure to support ongoing deactivation and demolition efforts. To optimize efficiency and safety during D&D operations, Beta-4 crews have partnered with Consolidated Nuclear Security (CNS) and other internal and external organizations to construct temporary facilities. This strategic relocation places crews…
The Operational Excellence group has joined the Safety and Security Office (SSO). The group includes the following programmatic areas: Integrated Work Control & Planning Conduct of Operations & Facility Management Electrical Safety Program Construction Heavy Equipment Program Hazardous Energy Control With this new addition to the SSO, Chris Thursby has been appointed as manager of…
The office of the Chief of Staff is helping bring holiday cheer through the East Tennessee Children’s Hospital Adopt-A-Family program. The program finds donors to sponsor patients and their families by gifting items on their holiday wish lists. The Adopt-A-Family program will provide a brighter holiday season to over 40 families this year, including the…
The Laborers’ Health and Safety Fund of North America has featured UCOR’s Mental Wellbeing Center in an article on its website. The article discusses UCOR’s efforts to build trust with the workforce and reduce the stigma of asking for help. To read the article, please visit the organization’s website by clicking here.
To meet DOE requirements, the Dosimetry Department must have all orange 4th quarter 2025 dosimeters returned by close of business Jan. 8. If you are going to be gone the last week of December 2025 and/or first week of January 2026, leave your 4th quarter dosimeter with your project dosimetry point of contact or the…
We have another chilly week ahead as high temperatures will be in the 40s and overnight lows around the freezing mark. Wednesday will be the only day that we hit above 50, with a high that day expected to be 53. The weekend will bring colder weather as high temperatures will dip to the lower…
UCOR crews are removing lead from two rooms of Y-12’s Alpha-2 building, which is currently undergoing demolition. The lead is estimated to weigh more than 783,000 pounds. It will be packaged and shipped offsite for disposition next summer. Watch the Quick Clip video to see workers in action.
UCOR is excited to participate in Second Harvest Food Bank’s annual Double Your Donation Day today. Make your gift before midnight tonight and it will be matched by generous friends of Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee. A $1 donation doubles to help provide six meals, $5 doubles to fill 30 plates, and $10 doubles…
“Ghost-tapping” is a payment card scam exploiting contactless technology. Criminals use a hidden reader to wirelessly scan card details from NFC-enabled (Near Field Communication-enabled) cards. These cards allow short-range wireless communication within 1-2 inches. Scammers often do this in crowded public places. Victims don’t realize their card is being scanned until unauthorized charges appear. To…
